Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union

 

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Media releases

Media releases

August 18, 2015

McCain trying to 'do it again'

McCain trying to 'do it again'

AMWU members at McCain’s in Tasmania are planning industrial action, which may begin within days. They are campaigning against the company’s strategy of trying to wind back their conditions and take-home-pay.

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August 17, 2015

Opinion: PM Must Disband Royal Commission

Opinion: PM Must Disband Royal Commission

Paul Bastian - National Secretary  It’s now clear that the Abbott Government must immediately disband its Royal Commission into Trade Unions, after revelations that Commissioner Justice Dyson Heydon has continued to dally with the Liberal Party.

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August 14, 2015

Abbott promises won't save today's shipbuilding jobs

Abbott promises won't save today's shipbuilding jobs

The Prime Minister’s $39 billion promise for future shipbuilding in Adelaide has not prevented a fresh wave of job losses as his Government has acted too late to stop the present plunge into the valley of death.

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August 14, 2015

Lab members turning tide on family violence

Lab members turning tide on family violence

Staff at Victoria’s main water testing lab are the latest AMWU members to get active in seeking guaranteed workplace protection for any employee threatened by family violence.

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August 14, 2015

Spotless waves white flag on defence payouts

Spotless waves white flag on defence payouts

Workers who maintain defence bases in WA and the Northern Territory are set to gain payouts of thousands of dollars after the AMWU and partner unions outpointed industrial giant Spotless in a long running legal battle.

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August 12, 2015

CSL members demand fair share of mega profit

CSL members demand fair share of mega profit

AMWU members protested with union comrades outside the main Victorian plant of pharmaceutical giant CSL today for a fair workplace deal in wake of its stunning $1.89 billion profit in the past year.

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August 05, 2015

Union slams axing of Dust Diseases Board

Union slams axing of Dust Diseases Board

The AMWU has joined asbestos disease victims groups in slamming the shock decision of the NSW Baird Government to axe that state’s Dust Diseases Board.

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August 05, 2015

Big win on ships not watertight without subs

Big win on ships not watertight without subs

The AMWU has claimed a huge win for it’s community shipbuilding campaign and welcomed Federal Government adopting a continuous build of surface warships over coming decades.

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August 04, 2015

Gorgon members vote on action over rosters

Gorgon members vote on action over rosters

AMWU members on the nation’s largest LNG project have begun voting on whether to take industrial action after employers refused to meet workers’ demand for rosters which give a proper work-family balance.

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July 31, 2015

Labor votes to block China jobs threat

Labor votes to block China jobs threat

A new television ad about the threat to jobs from the China free trade agreement hit screens this week as the union campaign against the deal picked up strength. 

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